Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Nigerien authorities are disregarding press laws and arbitrarily arresting journalists instead.

French journalist Thomas Pierre Dietrich, handed a six-month suspended prison sentence, expelled from the country and banned from re-entering.

Foreign media outlets accused of tarnishing the image of the Burkinabè army for their amplification of a Human Rights Watch report on atrocities by the militia against communities in the north and north-east.

Mali’s government has banned the media from covering all activities of political parties.

Journalist Apollinaire Mewenemesse is charged with defamation, false publication, incitement, and undermining state security.

Burkinabé journalist Newton Ahmed Barry’s conviction without a fair trial raises questions about the rights for defence.

President Macky Sall’s decision to cancel the tax debts of media outlets is aimed at easing political tensions in the country.

The illegal arrest of Nigerian journalist Segun Olatunji by armed military personnel appears to be linked to a series of investigative stories.